REDDING -- A staff member at Joel Barlow High School has been suspended while police investigate an allegation that the individual had an "inappropriate relationship" with a high school student, officials said Wednesday.

The investigation was sparked by a telephone complaint to DCF, McMorran said.

Redding Police Chief Douglas Fuchs said no additional information would be released while the investigation is in progress. The names, genders and ages of the student and the staff member have not been made public.

Fuchs also declined to provide details about the alleged conduct, characterizing it only as "an inappropriate relationship."

McMorran said the staff member is not a teacher at the Region 9 high school, which serves the towns of Redding and Easton.

"We are cooperating completely with the police and DCF," McMorran said. "Our main interest is in the security and well-being of our students."